Method and device for loading a user interface
US6452616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/163
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for loading a user interface in a television system comprising a decoder and a removable smart card cooperating with the decoder, the decoder comprising a main user interface, the method comprising the steps of loading and storing by the decoder of the totality of a user interface module stored-on the smart card, the user interface module comprising data structures making reference to information destined to a user, the information being stored on the smart card, establishing by the decoder a relation between the main user interface and the stored user interface module in order to enable access by a user to the user interface module, and subsequently exchanging between the decoder and the smart card parts of the information upon commands issued by the user through the user interface module.
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